خَفَضتُمُyou (plural) slackened لِلمَعاليfor glory نَحوَtoward أَندَلُسٍal-Andalus
خَفَضتُمُ لِلمَعالي نَحوَ أَندَلُسٍ
أَعِنَّةَthe reins السابِحَينِthe two swimmers الفُلكِthe ship وَالفرسِand the horse
أَعِنَّةَ السابِحَينِ الفُلكِ وَالفرسِ
Toward al-Andalus, in pursuit of glory, you slackened
You set sail toward majestic al-Andalus
the reins of the two swimmers—the ship and the horse.
Riding the ships and mighty steeds.
واOh! خجلةَshame البَحرthe sea إِنif لَمnot يَحلُturn sweet مَشرَبُهُits drinking water
وا خجلةَ البَحر إِن لَم يَحلُ مَشرَبُهُ
وَإِنand even if غَداbecomes عَنبَرِيَّambergris-like اللَونِcolor وَالنَفسِand breath (scent)
وَإِن غَدا عَنبَرِيَّ اللَونِ وَالنَفسِ
Oh, shame upon the sea if its water does not turn sweet,
Shame on the sea if it cannot quench your thirst!
even if it becomes ambergris-like in hue and breath.
Though it be ambergris in color and scent.
Sol 6.1